Republicans: PARTY OF "NO"

I don't know about you, but I'm getting real sick and tired of the following Obama mantra of the last three months or so. He spoke today to Democrats and the AP covered it (link below) and it included this Obama quote:

“The challenge that I gave to Republicans, and I will continue to issue to Republicans, is if you want to govern then you can’t just say no,” Obama said today. “It can’t just be about scoring points. There are multiple examples during the course of this year when that’s been the case.”

You see, his idea of 'just say no' is different than Nancy Reagan's idea. Maybe he hasn't said 'no' enough to her subject over the years because the very idea that all Republicans do is say NO for "scoring points" is a pipe dream (see illustration :-) He kept going on and on about the PARTY OF 'NO" until only a week or so ago, when the Republicans finally held up a hard copy of their bill with which they'd tried to engage Pelosi and Reid for months; he seemed to either not know the ideas Republicans had for health care or he had known but didn't like them and couldn't allow anybody to let the public know they're there (with media complicity, of course), or he didn't want the Republicans getting involved at all for his own political conceit.... because they've been there, you all know they've been there (Portability, tort reform, tax benefits, etc etc). He still hasn't addressed their ideas...and that's "the party of NO". ??? Who's REALLY "Just saying NO" here?

Here's another fascinating quote from the article Associated Press printed about the Democrat meeting:
"Obama used the same language toward Republicans as he did toward extremists in the Muslim world in his inaugural address. Of Republicans on Wednesday, he said, "We extend a hand and get a fist in return." In his inaugural address, he said the United States "will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

MUSLIMS? He runs a risk here....most Americans hear MUSLIM and go negative and think even their hero president might have gone too far here.........but some Americans seem to think Republicans aren't too much better than extremist Muslims and so it'll resonate with them. Very clever man, our president. Do you all understand that his words are hollow, that he says these things about "NO" and "FISTS IN RETURN" for THE PUBLIC TO HEAR? It's important he keeps this up because his personality ratings are still fairly high, it's his agenda ratings which are down and, since people still like the guy, they hear this information about Republicans and continue the ridiculous generalizations the leftwingers have been perpetrating for years; these are the people who don't look so much into the veracity of what he said but they sure do like him, so.......... It's extremely effective to the huge majority of the American public which isn't schooled anymore in looking at both sides, that huge part of the population who don't even know there is another side if they're stuck on CNN or the networks. Of course, today, more and more, they are starting to SEEK both sides our mainstream media doesn't provide, which is why FOX is doing so unbelievably well in the ratings. Maybe it's the Tea Parties which awakened this interest. You have to hope that some Americans who weren't too interested see the thousands of Americans attending those gatherings and wonder "wassup?" I hope so.

THEN THERE IS THIS QUOTE FROM THAT ARTICLE:
"Some of the transparency got lost," Obama said. "And I think we paid a price for it. So it's important, I think, to constantly have our cards on the table."

GOT LOST? You mean in those Democrat closed sessions dealing with the business of all Americans? Those meetings you barred Republicans from, Mr. Obama? Those press conferences during which HELEN THOMAS complained about the lack of TRANSPARENCY in the WHITE HOUSE and got laughed at by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs? Firing Van Jones late on Friday night, etc.etc........... that TRANSPARENCY?

If that's transparency and that's how you're ruling, then let ME be the first to say "NO"
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